Hull KR coach Tim Sheens says his side must utilise precious field position that they gain at Warrington tomorrow afternoon to overcome the Wolves.

Dominant in defence across the last two games, Steve Price’s men have conceded just 12 points in the process against Salford Red Devils and Castleford Tigers.

The in-form Wire outfit will try and restrict Rovers from playing expansive rugby and whilst positive play is yet again the call from Sheens at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, the Robins boss is keen for KR, with experience back on the park, to respect the ball or be duly punished.

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“Every game is different. The conditions, we hope, will be dry. You can only play the conditions and adapt to how the game pans out,” Sheens told the Mail.

“If you haven’t got good possession you struggle, like Wigan – every ball we got was deep territory.

“We got a bit more ball and field position against Widnes and once we get that, we can play – which we did. Shaun Lunt and Danny McGuire brought more direction and experience up front. We had well over 800 games of experience in the side and that helped.”

Naming his 19-man squad yesterday, Sheens made three changes to the side that beat Widnes Vikings 31-12 last weekend.

Andrew Heffernan is expected to be rested because of concussion symptoms for another three weeks at least, whilst Chris Clarkson is suspended for two matches. Elsewhere, Will Dagger (cramp) is out but Adam Quinlan has recovered from a hamstring knock.

SURPRISE RETURN: Hull KR's Nick Scruton. (Image: SWpix)

Also returning, surprisingly, is Nick Scruton, who was first feared to be out for around two months with a hip problem but is fit to face the Wolves.

“With Clarkson, we got a fair hearing, from my point of view. I felt we’d be looking for a Grade B and one-week ban, but Chris accepted the Grade C on the chin.

“To have another heavyweight prop come in is great value for us against this pack,” Sheens said of Scruton. “One week is a bit of a miracle – at one stage they told me it could have been two months. I wouldn’t play him if I thought that there was a risk.”